{"product_id":"the-life-of-anne-frank-9780228103011","title":"The Life of Anne Frank","description":"\u003cp\u003e Produced in association with the Anne Frank House. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA compelling visual account of how a Jewish family tried to escape Nazism.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In August 1944, Anne Frank and her family were arrested. Anne was taken to Bergen-Belsen concentration camp where she died of typhus in early 1945, about six months after her arrest and just weeks before the British liberated the camp in April 1945. Anne's father fulfilled his promise and published 1,500 copies of \u003ci\u003eAchterhuis\u003c\/i\u003e, or \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Annex\u003c\/i\u003e, in German. Since then the newly named \u003ci\u003eAnne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl\u003c\/i\u003e has sold over 30 million copies in 70 languages. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The year 2020 marks the 75th anniversary of the young diarist's death. Anne wrote the diary during the 25 months that her family of four and four others were hiding in the top floor of an Amsterdam office building, now the Anne Frank Museum, which welcomes one and a half million visitors each year. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Life of Anne Frank\u003c\/i\u003e is a compelling factual account and timeline of those two years. Fascinating photographs show the still unchanged Annex, including the hidden entrance, and text takes readers directly inside to reveal the surroundings and Anne's story. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The book uses images and text plus a timeline to cover: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cli\u003e the lead-up to war and anti-Semitism \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e the building, rented by Frank's father, and the decision to hide\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e how the family escaped without detection \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e a who's who of those hiding \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e where they slept, cooked, bathed and ate \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e how a typical day would pass \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e the necessity to maintain absolute silence \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e the helpers who brought food and news of the war \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e the attic where Anne could catch a glimpse of nature \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Anne's desk where she put down her secret thoughts, fears and dreams\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e the diary and why Anne wrote a second version \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Nazism, the concentration camps and the aftermath \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e how other Jews hid during the war \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e the discovery of the hideaway \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e what happened to the residents when peace came. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e Anne Frank's book is on school reading lists across the country. For many it is a reader's first if not only exposure to anti-Semitism and the Holocaust. \u003ci\u003eThe Life of Anne Frank\u003c\/i\u003e makes this seminal time in history come alive. Young readers can grasp the context and place themselves in Anne's story. The vivid visual presentation throughout brings her ordeal to life in a way that words alone cannot, perhaps not even Anne's. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e Kay Woodward has written over 150 fiction and nonfiction children's books. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Firefly Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50376646852882,"sku":"9780228103011","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b29517c5-e383-4067-894d-947a6037a72e.jpg?v=1728602403","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-life-of-anne-frank-9780228103011","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}